Shift Supervisor Professional Development Seminar

DOE-STD-1061-93

SHIFT SUPERVISOR PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

A professional development seminar for shift supervisors may be conducted by the

facility. The purpose of this appendix is to provide facility and training management a

description of the seminar for their use in planning professional development assignments.

The seminar should augment, but not replace, each facility's professional development

program for shift supervisors.

A major attribute of this seminar is the interaction of trainees with their peers from

other shifts in the facility. The benefit of this interaction will be the sharing by peers of

different experiences, perspectives, and methods for effectively managing a shift crew. Each

newly qualified shift supervisor should attend the seminar a short time after being assigned to

the position.

The content of the Shift Supervisor Professional Development Seminar should be

based upon the results of the shift supervisor job and task analysis. It should incorporate the

knowledge and skills beyond those necessary for initial training and qualification. The

content of the seminar is primarily focused on leadership and management learning

objectives, including some of the same subject areas as were in the initial-training program for

shift supervisors. The seminar should be conducted in a facilitative manner that allows shift

supervisors to share experiences with one another, and should include the following subjects:

Planning Facility Operations--predicting complications to facility operation and

developing plans to avoid or mitigate those complications.

Oversight of Facility Operations--evaluating conditions of reduced facility safety and

directing actions to minimize the impact of adverse conditions on facility operations

and on public safety.

Applying Facility Resources--developing time-efficient strategies, constructing

alternative strategies for task completion, delegating tasks, and developing priorities.

Managing the Shift Team--techniques for managing the direction of a team's efforts in

accomplishing goals.

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